poisonous woman

Chapter 313
Seeing Qiushui's appearance, Ye Ying chuckled secretly, and handed her a square scarf, but didn't give it directly, but gave it to her through Gu Wu, letting her wipe her mouth.

Qiu Shui thought it was given to her by Gu Wu, and gently wiped the corner of his mouth with it, looked at the boss, and said: "By the way, boss, I think your business is so good, but the place is small, there are only a few tables and chairs, why not?" Don’t find a spacious place to do business.”

The boss smiled, narrowed his eyes, and said kindly: "I am not so greedy for money, as long as the neighbors in the street like it. I can't afford a bigger place. If I don't want to lose money, I have to increase the price. Then If the price is raised, everyone will spend more money. So, there is no need for that. I will drive here safely and earn a little money, and everyone can enjoy delicious food without paying a high price, so why not do it?"

Although Qiu Shui sighed that the boss is really kind, he also felt that it was a pity, "When we came here just now, we passed a restaurant across the street, it was so magnificent, if your restaurant opened there, the business would definitely be several times better than it is now .”

The boss glanced at the restaurant, his smile faded, and his voice was low, he said: "Where is that good location where we ordinary people can open a shop?"

Xiao Junjue couldn't help looking at him, his eyes darkened, and he asked, "Why?"

The boss's words froze, as if there was something hard to say.

It was the customers at the next table who joined their conversation. A man in a brown gown put a chicken leg on the table, wiped his mouth, and said, "Do you know who opened that Zui Qingfeng? It was opened by Mr. He's brother-in-law. of."

Nighthawk raised the corners of his mouth and didn't take it seriously, "I thought it was some kind of great person? It's just the brother-in-law of the eunuch, why can he open a store there, but others can't?"

The man in brown couldn't help but took a deep look at Ye Ying, and said again: "Brother, you don't understand." He looked around, and his voice gradually lowered, "Every good location on the streets of Yizhou City is a rich businessman with money. It’s gone, or the officials bought it to start a business, and ordinary people want a shop in a good location and a good location, which is more difficult than the road to Shu.”

He held up his chopsticks and smacked them on the table. The ends of the chopsticks aligned and he took a mouthful of food. "Money is earned by officials and businessmen. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer."

The boss quickly yelled at the man in brown, and warned in a low voice: "Be careful not to be heard cutting your tongue."

The man in brown clothes didn't take it seriously, looked at the boss and said: "I'm sorry for you, boss. It's clear that Zui Qingfeng is your family's ancestral property, but it was taken over by the prefect's brother-in-law. His food is terrible. How many guests can there be? It's clearly occupying the latrine and not shitting."

Rong Zhao vomited in his stomach, almost spit it out, and glared at the man in brown, his mouth was smelly.

The boss showed a helpless look, shook his head, and didn't answer.

Xiao Junjue took a few glances at the boss, and roughly knew what was going on.

That Zui Qingfeng should be the ancestral property of the boss's family, and the prefect's brother-in-law saw that his business was good, so he snatched it and went to do business for himself.And because the boss was afraid of the power of the prefect, he didn't dare to fight, so he had to move his business to this simple place.

Xiao Junjue suddenly asked: "Boss, I'm also in business. I passed by here, and I think your Yizhou is good. I want to open a branch here. What do you think?"

Rong Zhao didn't know why, so he looked at him suspiciously.

The boss twitched slightly, "Here?"

Xiao Jun said: "Is the boss afraid that I will steal your business? Don't worry, I'm in the silk business, so I can't steal your customers."

The boss waved his hands again and again, "No, no, that's not what I meant." He hesitated, "However, I would like to advise you, it is best not to do business in Yizhou, this is impossible."

"Why is that?" Nighthawk asked.

"Check out." Someone shouted over there, the boss said a few excuses, and left with an excuse.

The same man in brown clothes said: "Because, if you want to do business in Yizhou, you don't have a foundation and you can't do it at all."

"Business is business, why is it related to the foundation?" Nighthawk was confused.

The man in brown clothes was probably full. He wiped his mouth with his sleeves, and moved a stool to Xiao Junjue's table, "Do you know why Yizhou pays the highest taxes in the country every year? That's all Those officials squeezed us ordinary people out. You see that the business of this restaurant is good, do you think that you must earn a lot, in fact, otherwise, this is why I said just now that I am not fair for the boss.”

He straightened his clothes, glanced at the owner who was doing the accounting, and said softly: "The owner of this restaurant is surnamed Zhou and named Yin. He was originally a sophomore. He used to work in the Zuiqingfeng restaurant I just mentioned. In the past, Zui Qingfeng was not called Zui Qingfeng, it was called Piaoxiangju, alas, it was really fragrant at that time."

He went a little far, and then said, "Later, because of his hard work, ability, and good looks, he was spotted by the daughter of the original owner of Piaoxiangju and became the son-in-law of Chenglong Kuai. Passed it on to his son-in-law. Zhou Yin is also good. He managed Piaoxiangju in a prosperous way, and the business was even better than when the old boss was there. Until He Yingming came to be the prefect, life was not easy. First, increase taxes, Later, seeing the business of Piaoxiangju, I just snatched it."

Seeing the man in brown clothes whispering, the boss came over, "Xu Wu, don't talk nonsense, be careful that misfortune comes out of your mouth."

Xu Wudao: "I'm asking people to comment on your reasoning, and by the way, let them have a little bit of confidence, so that they can be a warning. Am I wrong? That He Yingming is a bandit who robbed your shop and drove you out. Come out, and force your taxes hard, you say how much money you can earn a year."

Xiao Jun said: "Boss, don't worry, we won't spread the word."

All the other guests in the room were gone, Xu Wu came by himself, and only Xiao Junjue and the others were left at the table.

The boss sighed, his legs were sore after being busy all morning, he took a stool and sat down, and said: "Piaoxiangju is a foundation passed down from my father-in-law's family. People were watching, forced to buy and sell, and drove our family out. I can't do anything else except this, but fortunately I still have some property, so I took this place down. Although it is small, it can still support the family. "

Seeing that he was weak, Xu Wu spoke for him, simply and neatly, "Without the signboard of Piaoxiangju, and the place is simple and simple, the business is naturally incomparable to before. But the smell of wine is not afraid of deep alleys. Not long after, the old customers from the past I found them again, and the business is booming. Instead, I am drunk and the wind is not as good as every day. The prefect’s brother-in-law was jealous, so he colluded with his brother-in-law to continue to increase taxes. Let me tell you, it can increase more than ten times a year. And some At that time, that brother-in-law still wanted to find a group of people to make trouble, and confront each other everywhere, what do you think is the law of heaven?"

The boss beat his leg unconsciously. He was smiling, and the stubble around his mouth was a bitter green color. "It's not like I raised taxes alone, and it's not a rivalry."

Ye Xiao frowned, and asked solemnly: "It's really bold. When and how much tax to pay is clearly stipulated by the court. How can there be a king's law for them to increase taxes at will? No one is in charge, and no one is suing? "

The boss looked at Ye Xiao, and his eyes showed that the child was still too young, "The sky is high and the emperor is far away. In Yizhou City, the prefect is the king's law. Besides, we don't want to cause trouble, so we didn't push ourselves to the limit."

Maybe for most people, peace is a blessing, or maybe they are used to this kind of oppression, but what if they are not used to it, the officials and officials protect each other, and there is no use in suing them. In the end, they are not the ones who suffer.

The less trouble, the better.

Compared with Zhou Yin's resignation, Xu Wu is an angry youth, filled with righteous indignation: "If I want to say, I should ask all the merchants in Yizhou to write a joint letter and send it to Beijing to sue him."

He took a toothpick from the table to pick his teeth, put it in his mouth and bit it, "I don't know how the new king of Chu is? But, the officials and officials protect each other, so I'm afraid that once he comes, in order to highlight his political achievements, he will raise taxes again."

He squinted at Zhou Yin, "If that's the case, I think you'd better close the business as soon as possible. Or change careers, or go to other places."

Zhou Yin bowed his head, rubbed his hands on his legs, and sighed, "Then I have no choice but to accept my fate."

Smiling again, he was optimistic, "It's not that day yet, maybe the King of Chu is a good one."

"The world is as black as crows, and all the officials in this world are the same, whether he is a prefect or a prince." Xu Wu put one hand on Xiao Junjue's shoulder, "Brother, are you right?"

Nighthawk jumped up and said angrily: "Presumptuous! Do you know..."

"Nighthawk!" Xiao Junjue lowered her eyebrows and ordered, "Sit down!"

Nighthawk seemed to have eaten a fly, angrily, and crossed Xu Wu.Sit down again and put the knife on the table.

Xu Wu was stunned for a moment, then he withdrew his hand and looked at Xiao Junjue with flickering eyes.

When Rong Zhao heard Xu Wu scolding Xiao Junjue, his charming voice overflowed, and he squinted at Xiao Junjue with winking eyes, thinking about it lightly.

Xiao Jun glanced at her, and then asked Zhou Yin, "What will happen if the merchants can't pay the taxes?"

Zhou Yin frowned, "Just take people, put them in shackles, and take them into prison. If you go in, you will have to be skinned if you don't torture them. If you think about it again, it will be more than paying taxes."

Ye Xiao said: "No wonder Yizhou's taxes have always been more or less, so that's how it came about."

Xu Wu squinted his eyes, looked at Xiao Junjue and the others, remained silent, and his expression was a little more dignified.

After a while, Fang Youyou said: "He Yingming is a cruel official, and countless people are tortured to death by him in prison every year. Besides, whoever is willing to suffer this crime should pay taxes honestly and dare not default."

Xiao Junjue looked at him, he immediately raised a smile, and the solemn look disappeared instantly, "So, the boss just advised you not to do business here, Yizhou, without a backer, you want to make money by doing business, there is no way What's more, you are still a foreigner, so it is good to make you lose everything."

(End of this chapter)